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Ashla (moon)

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Ashla was a moon of the planet Tython. For millennia, it was held as a sacred world to the Jedi Order. Members of the Order would travel to the moon so they could meditate on disturbances and visions they would find troubling.

Description[]

Ashla was a terrestrial moon that orbited the planet Tython in the Tython system, located in the Deep Core. It had a breathable atmosphere and a surface of saltwater oceans and islands with large golden sand beaches. A native species was the carnivorous flying creature named a wingmaw, which populated the skies of the moon.[2]

History[]

Months after the dedication of the Starlight Beacon[2] in 232 BBY,[3] Jedi Master Elzar Mann journeyed to the Isle of Seclusion on Ashla aboard his Jedi Vector. Mann had experienced a terrible Force vision during the aforementioned dedication, and chose the Isle as a place where he could meditate in solitude on what he had seen. He waded into the ocean surrounding the Isle, and eventually received a vision that directed him to the planet Valo.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The moon Ashla was originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity in the first issue of the comic miniseries Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm, which was written by John Ostrander, illustrated by Jan Duursema, and published by Dark Horse Comics[4] on February 15, 2012.[5] In the current Star Wars canon, Ashla was first mentioned as a name for the Light side of the Force in the Rebels episode "The Holocrons of Fate" (October 1, 2016).[6] The moon Ashla itself first appeared in the 2021 novel The High Republic: The Rising Storm, written by Cavan Scott.[2]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The High Republic: The Rising Storm states that Ashla is a moon of Tython, which Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game places in the Deep Core at grid coordinates L-10, and which Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy places in Sector 5 and Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 36 Guide to the Galaxy: The Deep Core places in the Tython system.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 The High Republic: The Rising Storm
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  4. ↑ Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #1 (Jan Duursema Cover) on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)
  6. ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "The Holocrons of Fate"
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